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Communities Also Named Olcott ...
We found eight communities that share the name Olcott.
Within Ontario, the name Olcott is unique.
Beyond Ontario, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Solano County
- This Olcott is located in Solano County and lies 1,667 miles [2,682.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Solano County community of Olcott.
- Kansas
- Reno County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Olcott [Reno County].
- Kentucky
- Bell County
- This Olcott is located in Bell County and lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km]<1> to the south southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of Olcott.
- New York
- Niagara County
- This Olcott is located in Niagara County and lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Olcott.
- Tennessee
- Grainger County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Olcott [Grainger County].
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Olcott is located in Harris County and lies 1,337 miles [2,151.7 km]<1> to the south.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Olcott.
- Vermont
- Windsor County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Vermont community of Olcott [Windsor County].
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- This Olcott is located in Kanawha County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<1> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Olcott.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Olcott ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Calm Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calm Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm Lake
- Elizabeth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Flanders
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flanders came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
- Hematite
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hematite came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Lone Pine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Overflow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overflow came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overflow
- Steep Rock Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steep Rock Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Rock Lake
How Far From Olcott to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Olcott to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Olcott and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Olcott to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 44 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,974 miles [9,614.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,732 miles [10,834.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,655 miles [7,491.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Olcott) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Olcott. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.7561, Longitude: -91.5033 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Olcott could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Olcott to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.961 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.163 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.535 degrees. |
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